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Enforcement Directorate summons Abhishek, wife in laundering case

Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress’ second-in-command and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, and his wife Rujira to join investigations in the politically sensitive Rs 1,300 crore money laundering scam. Abhishek, a Lok Sabha MP and TMC’s national general secretary, has been asked by ED to appear for questioning on September 6 while his wife has been summoned on September 1. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kzLrCI

Among the Troops WhoDied, Two Women on the Frontline

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zsOxyq

Breakthrough Covid cases: Uncommon and often mild, but not always.

By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zmcJm6

Afghanistan crisis: Jaishankar speaks to US Secretary of State Blinken

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the latest developments in Afghanistan.The conversation came just two days after a deadly suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport killed around 170 Afghans and 13 US troops. Spoke to US Secretary of State Blinken. Continued our discussions on Afghanistan. Also exchanged views on the agenda of UNSC," Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jvk25H

Florida has a worse surge than states with similar vaccination rates. What went wrong?

By BY PATRICIA MAZZEI, BENJAMIN MUELLER AND ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/3mIjw5Z

Repression Without Borders

By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2XWlkhu

Two Paralympians who were evacuated from Afghanistan arrive in Tokyo.

By BY MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3sSD9cS

How will Ida compare to Katrina?

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ywfFeU

Hurricane Nora forms in the Pacific as it moves toward Mexico’s western coast.

By BY EDUARDO MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38jCYxN

‘Time is not on our side,’ New Orleans mayor warns.

By BY CHELSEA BRASTED from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gHedA6

India repatriates two Pakistani nationals via Attari land border

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XWRids

Rahul thought my black cap was linked to RSS: Maharashtra governor

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PMJDY has transformed financial inclusion: FM

“The journey of PMJDY-led interventions undertaken over a short span of seven years have in effect produced both transformational as well as directional change,” she said, adding that the scheme has made the emerging financial inclusion ecosystem capable of delivering financial services to the last person of the society — the poorest of the poor. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Ws1N7Y

Economic growth may rebound on rapid vaccine drive, infra spending: Rajiv Kumar

“A strong rebound is expected on the back of rapid vaccinations, a recovering monsoon boosting agricultural output, thrust on infrastructure investments by the government and growth in exports, which have performed remarkably during April–June with a growth of 18% over the same period in the pre-pandemic year of 2019-20,” Kumar said. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3DqMPQM

‘Time is not on our side,’ New Orleans mayor warns.

By BY CHELSEA BRASTED from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3joNVUS

U.S. Strike Kills Two ISIS-K Militants in Retaliation for Airport Attack

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zq2gGt

Officials warn that storm surge could overtop levees.

By BY CHELSEA BRASTED from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3DnOXIS

Britain and France end evacuations in Afghanistan as the U.S. prepares to leave.

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT World https://ift.tt/3zEiDiR

How Can I Make Shorts Chic?

By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/3BjDOqQ

The Softening of American Conversation

By BY JOHN MCWHORTER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jkIxCn

How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke

By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3mAwG5b

A children’s hospital had to call in a federal ‘surge team’ to help exhausted doctors and nurses.

By BY NOAH WEILAND AND ERIN SCHAFF from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DnSLKb

A farm tech company looks to end problem of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana through IARI’s Pusa decomposer in three years

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Child among 3 British nationals killed in Kabul terror attack

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, killing more than 100 people, including 13 US troops. The Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-K, claimed responsibility for the attack. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2UYuFV6

Texas House Passes Voting Bill as G.O.P. Nears a Hard-Fought Victory

By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN AND REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3zjR8L4

JoJo Siwa to Make ‘Dancing With the Stars’ History

By BY LAURA ZORNOSA from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3znuuBB

Love Letter: A Temporary Teen Marriage

By Unknown Author from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3jmLUc1

Sticky Note Manifestoes Written During Quarantine

By BY ALWA COOPER from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/3zAAO8I

The Weekender

By BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2Wno5rX

The White House projects that inflation and economic growth will rise this year.

By BY JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3gAZlDu

At a Children’s Hospital, a Wave of Young Patients Struggling to Breathe

By BY NOAH WEILAND AND ERIN SCHAFF from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3DkkwU5

A study confirms a small risk of blood clots after vaccines, but not as high as the risk Covid brings.

By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3sWEoYn

William Maxwell Found the Depth in Modest Places

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3BdhUoQ

How to Slice a Tomato

By BY JULIA MOSKIN from NYT Food https://ift.tt/3jmGCx5

Former Afghan government officials say Taliban fighters are searching for them.

By BY SHARIF HASSAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2WAkg2q

Chaos and community mingle in a Kabul hospital.

By BY JIM HUYLEBROEK from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gE8MC9

A Retro Icebox Pie Gets a Vibrant Makeover

By BY MELISSA CLARK from NYT Food https://ift.tt/38jKjNM

Bottlenecks at an adult tricycle company illustrate continuing economic challenges.

By BY JEANNA SMIALEK AND MADELEINE NGO from NYT World https://ift.tt/3DojvtV

11 New Books We Recommend This Week

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/3mPBZxV

Scenes of chaos after blasts rock area around Kabul airport.

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK, MATTHIEU AIKINS AND JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gBJtR0

Emmett Till’s Enduring Legacy

By BY ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gxmwOH

Two New York judges ordered defendants to get vaccinated. Can they do that?

By BY JONAH E. BROMWICH from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3sS214d

Not considering any proposal for reducing gap between two doses of Covid vaccines, says govt

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3BlkjhD

Show of strength: Amarinder meets 55 Punjab Congress MLAs, 8 MPs

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WqyZgk

58.4% of total Covid-19 cases in last week reported from Kerala

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Michael Morgan, Adventurous Oakland Maestro, Dies at 63

By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3zkWeGR

To Ease Housing Crisis, California Lawmakers Vote to Open Suburbs to Development

By BY CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3mIM5jI